Hey everyone, this is Courtney Thorne -Smith, Laura Leighton, and Daphne Zeneca.
On July 8, 1992, apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same, as Melrose Place was introduced to the world.
We are going to be reliving every hookup, every scandal, and every single wig removal together.
So listen to Still The Place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.
Good morning. This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.
Today's tip is that you might be able to spend less time in your car by eliminating one round trip from your schedule.
With a little advanced planning and strategic thinking, you can substitute something fun or productive for time spent going back and forth.
So I hear from many listeners that they spend more time in their cars than they would like to.
Between driving to and from work commitments, doing errands, and then maybe taking kids all over the place, many of my listeners clock a lot of miles in a week.
Unfortunately, car time is hard to use well.
It's often necessary, but not terribly enjoyable.
If that sounds like you, consider this as a challenge.
Can you skip one round trip this week?
If you think of all the places you drive, I am guessing you could come up with a way to do this.
Perhaps you could simply opt out of one of the trips.
If a lot of your driving is shuttling kids, perhaps you and another family going to the same place could carpool.
You might also lean on your partner or anyone else who helps you with your kids to take on one of the drives.
You may also be able to eliminate a round trip by moving something that was, in person, online.
If you only have one in -person meeting on a given day and it's with someone you see in person frequently, could you move that meeting to Zoom or phone or to another day so that you could work from home and skip the commute?
If you think a little more strategically, perhaps you can skip an errand too.
I know my family goes to the grocery store more often than we probably need to because we sometimes forget things.
A good look at the pantry and thinking through what you will eat during the week can eliminate that.
You could also eliminate a round trip by camping out at a random place rather than driving back and forth.
Let's say your kid has a 90 -minute soccer practice that is 10 minutes away from your house.
You certainly could drive back and forth and have the hour at home, but you could also wear your running shoes and go for a 45 -minute run and read for 20 minutes and still watch 25 minutes of the practice if you stayed there.
If there is a coffee shop right next to your kid's ballet studio, even if it is only a 10 -minute drive home, suddenly that hour becomes 55 minutes to work on a project.
Rather than a 30 -minute stint at home where, amid all the distractions, not much gets done.
If you cut out a round trip, suddenly you have replaced unwanted car time with an activity you want more time for in your life.
And that sounds like a win to me.
So this week, see if you can eliminate a round trip one way or another and find something more satisfying to do with your time.
If you do, I'd love to hear about it.
You could reach me at lauravanderkim .com.
In the meantime, this is Laura, thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at lauravanderkim .com.
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Hey everyone, this is Courtney Thorne -Smith, Laura Layton, and Daphne Zuniga.
On July 8, 1992, apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same as Melrose Place was introduced to the world.
We are going to be reliving every hookup, every scandal, and every single wig removal together.
So listen to Still The Place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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